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Cleaning Bruce Hardwood Floors
Q: I have Bruce Hardwood Oak prefinished flooring in my kitchen. I use Pledge Hardwood Floor Cleaner and a large terry mop and all seems fine. My husband…
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Bamboo vs Oak Hardwood
Q: Hello; my question is this, we are putting new floor in our living room and very much want Bamboo, but we have read horror stories that bamboo…
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Hardwood Floors Damaged by Dog
Q: I have a large dog who has put scratches and some poke holes in my hardwood floor. 1. How can I fix the floors without taking them apart and re-doing…
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Cleaning Alloc Hardwood Floors
Q: I have an alloc wooden floor. Ive tried cleaning with different products that say they are safe for real wood floors. (Scotts liquid gold wood wash and…
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Flooring Advice – Laminate or Hardwood?
Q: Which flooring would hold up the best in heavy traffic areas? I was leaning towards wood, but heard laminate was good. Please give me advice. Thank…
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Bruce Flooring Problem
Q: I had Bruce hardwood floors installed in my retirement home. Weeks later, holes and cracks and everything else started happening to my floor. Called in…
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Rolling Chairs Over the Hardwood Floor
Q: We are planning our new office and would like to have the hardwood floor in it. One hesitation is that all our computer stations have chairs with…
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Wide Plank Flooring
Q: We are building a 2300 sq ft ranch w/ heated basement in the Chicago area. We like the look of wide plank flooring but builder has not worked with it…
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Installing Hardwood Over Vinyl
Q: We are wanting to install 3/4 inch solid hardwood in our kitchen. Do we really have to take up the old sheet vinyl? I can only imagine it would be a…
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Flooring a Kitchen – Hardwood or Laminate?
Q: I want to re-do my kitchen floor, which would be best hardwood floor or laminate in a wood grain? A: When it comes to kitchens, nearly any floor can…
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Installing Solid 3/4″ Brazilian Cherry
Q: I will be installing solid Brazilian Cherry, 3/4″. I want to install parallel to the longest outside wall. However, this would be parallel to the floor…
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Wood Flooring with Tile and Installation
Q: I have two questions to ask. First I would like to know the different ways and the best way to install 3/4 inch red oak up against tile? Can you build…
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DIY Floor Installation – 90 Degree Angle Follow Up
Q: The direction of existing (not changing) wood in kitchen/fam is from left/right. The other rooms are having new wood. Please notice I said rooms not…
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DIY Floor Installation – 90 Degree Angle
Q: If I install in the direction of the homes entry, but when that runs into the dining room (no doorway, just runs into it) I would like to change…
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Transition from Old Hardwood to New – Follow Up
Jamie sent in an email with a similar situation to Lisa’s problem with trying to transition from old hardwood to new. So let’s delve in a bit to this…
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Replacing Salito Tile With Hardwood
Q: I have Salito flooring and I would love to have hard wood flooring installed in the entire house. My question is do I need to remove this floor and if…
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Installation Question – New Floor and a Grand Piano
Q: I am going to have my parquet floor with new hardwood floor in my living room, which houses a small concert grand piano. The subfloor is concrete, and…
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Transition from Old Hardwood to New
Q: I am in a house that is 8 years old. Originally the hardwood in the rest of the house was put down, sanded and stained. The family room had carpet laid…
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Refinishing Hartco Acrylic Impregnated Floor
Q: Can a urethane finish, acrylic-based or otherwise, be applied to a Hartco Pattern Plus acrylic impregnated floor? Will there be adhesion issues? We’ve…